Chronicling the legacy of boxing's biggest names-including
the great Muhammad Ali-and their impact on "the sweet science,"
Knockout: The Art of Boxing pays tribute to Ken Regan's incomparable
photography and coverage of the sport.
Ken Regan was a young photographer in 1964 when he covered
Muhammad Ali's first fight: his historic victory over Sonny Liston in Miami
Beach. Afterward, the young photographer embarked on a lifelong love affair with
the sport of boxing.
For the next four decades, Regan chronicled the greatest
fights and the greatest fighters of the age. His extraordinary photographs
include many of the most enduring images ever created in the history of boxing,
as well as portraits of notable trainers, managers, promoters, writers, and the
whole panoply of celebrities associated with the sport. Featuring some of the
greatest ring action in boxing history, Knockout: The Art of Boxing takes
us from sparring sessions and press conferences to weigh-ins and post-fight
sessions.
Knockout also features Regan's compelling stories and
firsthand account of his amazing photographic journey into the heart of boxing.
Beginning with his early magazine work shooting prizefights, and throughout the
following decades, Regan developed close personal friendships with some of the
world's greatest boxers. Regan captures intimate moments showing fighters with
their families at home and on the road. With black-and-white and color
photography that captures the art of boxing in its purest form, Knockout
is one of the most celebrated books ever published on the sport, and a fitting
tribute to "The Greatest" boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali.
A selection of black-and-white photographs capturing the appeal, power and historical moments of boxing, from the action in the ring to the quiet moments a fighter experiences travelling and training.
